Surfacing

[lunabee34]

1. I've seen a meme. I want to meme! I haven't talked to y'all in forever. :) Meme goes something like--pick a pair of characters from one of my fandoms, and I'll tell you why I do or do not ship it. Since I pretty much ship everything, my answers will probably be more along the lines of, "This is how I see this pairing working." This is not a call for me to defend the most reedonkulus pairings ever or is it? .

2. We have decided to call Fiona's pacifier "Gibbs." LOL Every morning I tell her, "Let's see what Gibbs is doing," and then we are so sad when Jethro is not on the TV. So now, Feefers (yes, I know; *hangs head*; we do nicknames wrong around here) always has her Gibbs.

3. I have awesome friends! Thanks to lyrstzha and kaleecat for the birthday cards. Y'all are so sweet. I can't remember if I thanked executrix or not for the wonderful package she sent with the most amazing lip balm and the cutest little outfit for Fiona; if so, many thanks again, and if not, thanks for the first time. I also got a package from henrycat with some books on loan, the cutest little sweater for Fiona, and some candy from Japan. Emma has already dubbed the candy a success. :)

4. Have some NCIS recs!

When I started getting into this show, ariadne83 warned me that the fandom was full of woobie!Tony who's the victim of all sorts of rapery and abuse. Naturally, I immediately went looking for such fic. LOL

Damage by xanthe
Tony/Gibbs; NC-17 PLEASE HEED THE WARNINGS!
A current case leads the team to discover a tragedy hidden in Tony's past. This is well-written with everyone in character. Warms the cockles of my angst-loving heart.

Vacationing in Tel-Aviv by laytoncolt
Ziva and Tony-centric gen
Wow. This is just. Wow. I love this look at what makes Ziva tick and the lengths she is willing to go to.

Agent Afloat Atlantis by Mhalachai
Ziva-centric (I would call this gen, but there is a sexual encounter between Tony and Ziva as well as mentions of past Ziva/Jenny; it's certainly not shippy)
XOVER with SGA
Oh, man. This is fantastic. I love this look at Ziva as Agent Afloat on Atlantis in the aftermath of Jenny Sheppard's death. I would read story after story set in this 'verse.

Comments

[lunabee34]

I love that Jaime is present for the birth of his children in contrast to Robert (and I think we are supposed to extrapolate from his behavior that the other noblemen of Westeros do not normally attend the birthing bed). I wonder a lot about Jaime as a parent, though. Cersei we see parenting, and it's clearly very ineffective. But Jaime's around a lot before he goes off to war and gets captured by the Starks; he has to have contributed to his son's makeup at least to some degree. I have to wonder how he'd feel about Joffrey's behavior since he's been off the scene (or Cersei's for that matter; I wonder if they mostly make decisions together and that's why Cersei seems so rudderless throughout and why she makes so many questionable decisions).

Their relationship reminds me more than a little of Cathy/Heathcliff from Wuthering Heights. Cathy has this obliviating love for Heathcliff; she says, "Nelly, I *am* Heathcliff." Their incredibly dysfunctional love blurs the boundaries of self-hood between them. In the same way, Cersei clearly sees Jaime as a mirror of herself, as a kind of doppelganger, and therein lies the tragedy of her life: that she lacks the kind of opportunities that Jaime is afforded because he's a dude.

I wonder if they both would have grown up to be better people (as well as Joffrey) if they had been Targaryens and their relationship not a secret. The secrecy can't be healthy.

Also, Jaime/Brienne forever! LOL

[likeadeuce]

I'm with you in that Jaime's role in parenting the kids is the part of the relationship I most wonder about. (Also why I'm so excited that season 3 chose the endpoint that it did.)

[lunabee34]

And now I can't wait for it start up again. :)